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THE MAN-EATERS OF TSAVO 



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girder was run over its exact place, while still on 

 the trucks in which it had been brought up from 

 the coast. It was next "jacked" up from the 

 trucks, which were hauled away empty, the 

 temporary bridge was dismantled, and the girder 

 finally lowered gently into position. When the last 



"VERY SOON i HAD THE SATISFACTION OK SERINS THE FIRST TRAIN- 

 CROSS THE FINISHED WORK." 



girder was thus successfully placed, no time was lost 

 in linking up the permanent way, and very soon I 

 had the satisfaction of seeing the first train cross the 

 finished work. 



Curiously enough, only a day or so after the 

 bridge had been completed and the intermediate 

 cribs cleared away, a tremendous rain-storm broke 



